Patagonia's Vision Statement

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This Week's Deep Dive​

So few companies have a strong vision statement.

Come to think of it, so few Procurement teams have one either.

So how can we expect to have meaningful impact, without a compelling vision of who we are, what we do and where we’re going to?

Instead of focusing entirely on activity trackers and the Procurement maturity plan, Procurement leaders should develop a strong vision right from the start.

In this week’s deep dive I break down how powerful this can be, using the example of Patagonia’s Vision Statement

• What is a vision statement and how is it useful

• Why an honest one builds cohesion and forces transparency

• How we are all protagonists (not authors) or our own story.

And yes, I even show you how having your own personal vision statement can help you live a fulfilled and meaningful life

3-2-1 Procure Bites Resources

Here’s the best of the best resources I’ve found in the last week while I was on holiday in Turkey.

I’ve collated the best Procurement, Business and Productivity/ Life hacks that have caught my eye so you can have them all in one place:

3 - Procurement Specific

• The Vital Difference Between Machine Learning & Generative AI (Link)

• Are your Category Managers at risk of burnout? (Link)

• Where Procurement is going next (Link)

2 - Business

• The psychological safety of penalty shootouts (Link)

• ‘Protectionism eroding global business’ - world trade chief (Link)

1 - Productivity/ Life hacks

• On feeling foolish, the importance of dreams, and dealing with critics (Link)

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ICYMI: My Last 3 Deep Dives

• Procurement Maturity - how to deliver (Link)

• How to nail your Procurement Interview (Link)

• The 7 C’s of Resilience (Link)

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